Nature & the Industrial Enterprise

Mid-Course - Correction: An Interview with Ray C. Anderson
For the last decade, he has been committed to making Interface a sustainable enterprise that consumes no non-renewable resources and produces no waste — taking nothing and doing no harm. In this interview, he speaks about the circumstances of his conversion to these beliefs, the resulting products and profits, and how he hopes to radically influence the practices of modern industry. Read The Interview (PDF)

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The Interface Model: Eliminating Damaging Linkages

The Interface Model: Eliminating Damaging Linkages

In order to achieve the 21st Century business model you must eliminate damaging linkages to the Biosphere and Lithosphere.

Eliminate waste and emissions generated during manufacturing processes
Eliminate product waste sent to landfills or incinerators at end of useful-life
Prevent toxic emissions upstream – what comes in will go out. End-of-pipe solutions are unsustainable – we must leave toxic substances in the lithosphere
Eliminate harmful emissions from transportation (employee commutes, business travel, supplier shipments, product shipments – all transportation in the business cycle)

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